by Sam | 1 Aug 2014 | Economy
Unfettered population growth fuelled by high levels of immigration could negatively affect living standards in the UK, according to a new report from the Civitas thinktank – a libertarian think tank (in theory). The report, authored by Cambridge University...
by Sam | 1 Aug 2014 | General Election 2015
30% of Conservative voters would prefer the party to go into coalition with UKIP than with any other party, according to a survey by TNS UK. A similar number of voters who usually vote Conservative prefer a continuation of the current arrangement with the Liberal...
by Sam | 1 Aug 2014 | General Election 2015
So earlier this week Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham gave what is now an all too familiar diatribe against the terrifying reality that NHS are increasingly awarding contracts to provide services to private firms – companies that devlishly sell services for...
by Sam | 1 Aug 2014 | Employment, Local Government, Politics
The BBC reports that council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike in October in an on-going row with the government. Unison, Unite and GMB, which between them represent more than a million local government workers, said they had decided to...
by Sam | 31 Jul 2014 | Employment, Politics
The BBC reports that firefighters in England and Wales are to strike over eight consecutive days in an ongoing row with the government. The latest action, from 9 August, will be held over three hours each day during the eight-day period, it said. The union has said...
